Lesbian blood ban removed
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Gay">Gay</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="campaigners">campaigners</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="donate">donate</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="homosexual">homosexual</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="supplies">supplies</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="homosexuals">homosexuals</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="lesbians">lesbians</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2001, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="homosexuals">homosexuals</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="blood">blood</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revisions">revisions</span>, <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="barred">barred</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="addicts">addicts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="forms">forms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="undergo">undergo</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="donation">donation</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sexual">sexual</span> <span word="orientation">orientation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="practices">practices</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="questionable">questionable</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Beichuan">Beichuan</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="scholars">scholars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lesbian">lesbian</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>. "<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="verify">verify</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="forms">forms</span>."</p><p><span word="Xiao">Xiao</span> <span word="Dong">Dong</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>/<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gay">gay</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="discriminate">discriminate</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Given">Given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unsafe">unsafe</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>/<span word="AIDS">AIDS</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="gays">gays</span>.</p>
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